Three days later, Ma San still went to Scar's place at the very last moment, saying he was willing to accept the deal Zhang Lie had proposed earlier, and asked when it could start.
Scar had originally thought the whole thing was about to fall through, but hadn't expected that Ma San would actually accept such harsh terms. He secretly admired Master Zhang—he really had completely seen through this Ma fellow!
Scar then passed the news up to his own handler, who then reported to his own handler, and in the end, the news reached Flying Dragon.
This process seemed troublesome, everything getting relayed back and forth, not convenient at all, but actually, it was all intentional on Flying Dragon's part. The more layers in between, the safer it was for those higher up the chain.
That afternoon, Scar returned with the message for Ma San: Wait for further instructions.
